Baking Challenge n°2

Second edition of Fred&Friends's Baking Challenge !
I can't advice you than participating to it. It's nice to exchange recipes and having new ideas from people from different countries. My sister is a very multinational girl, she has friend all around the world, it's quite fantastic !

My July 2013's:

Dessert focusing. Easily and quickly made, you're going to be amazed by the result. Very little effort and great taste!

Chocolate Cup & Banana-Strawberry Smoothie

Estimated time: CC 3h BSS: 3min // Price: € // Pleasure: ++++

Ingredients for 4 cups and 4 Smoothies (size medium)

For the cups:

About 150gr of milk chocolate 

4 balloons (I used water balloons because they are smaller)

Ice cream

For the smoothies:

6 big strawberries

2 bananas

4 big spoons of yoghurt (plain and low fat tested and approved)

2 glasses of orange juice

Honey

Chocolate Cup

1) In a microwavable container (bowl is the best), melt the chocolate. Melt little by little to not burn the chocolate and having a smooth mixture.

2) Blow 4 balloons

3) With a teaspoon, drop a small amount of chocolate on your baking sheet to create a stand. Dip each balloon in the chocolate high up as you want. Stick the balloon to the base on the b.sheet.

Repeat that for every balloon you need.

4) Leave aside to cool down and place them in the fridge for at least 2 hours and more.

5) Just pierce with a needle to get rid of the balloon. If it sticks to the cup, just slowly pull up the rest of the balloon. It is easy but be careful.

6) Fill the cup with ice cream (homemade is the best!) and Enjoy!

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Bananas-Strawberries Smoothies

 

 1) Cut the bananas and the strawberries (after washing them!). Put them in a food processor. Add the yoghurt, the orange juice and make two or three circles with the honey on top of everything.

 

 

 2) Mix everything for few seconds. It's better to turn the button several time for few seconds rather than once for a minute. Once everything is mixed correctly, open the top of the food processor, take off the blade, and pour the smoothie into glasses. With a rubber spatula you can avoid any waste!

You obtain a delicious smoothie ! Yummy !

Dublin Mountains Way 2 (DMW)

More pictures on a sunnier day :)

 Beginning of Day 2, through Rathmichael Wood.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dublin Mountains Way 1 (DMW)

Did I tell you that I went hiking twice with a friend?

It was unbelievable ! The Dublin Mountains are extraordinary and offer a wonderful view over the Dublin Bay, it is gorgeous!
We did it over two days (two Saturdays, one in April and one in July). The DMW is about 40K walking, but we did more because we got lost a tiny bit each Saturday :). The first time, we did a circle of 4K twice without really noticing it... shame! It was good fun when we realized it!

You can start/finish in Tallaght or in Shankill. A map is a good thing to have, and don't be afraid to ask people around you as the start is not very clear in each town.

Let me show you few pictures:

The official entrance of the DMW

Water reservoir

 

 

My thought when we arrived here: Lord of the Ring.

 

View on Dublin and its area